The Levantine War - الحرب في بلاد الشام

News and analysis from the wars in Syria and Iraq, and its effects on the Levant, the region, and the world.

Our goal is to foster a core of quality contributors from any and all sides of the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, who treat each other with mutual respect. Newcomers and anyone who wants to learn is welcome too.

We strive to only ever ban shitposters and spammers.

Note: To combat circlejerkization, moderation will be biased towards the side that is underrepresented - currently this is the Syrian-Rebel side of things.

Damascus has seen all that has ever occurred on earth, and still she lives - Mark Twain

Rules

• Be civil

• Light-hearted sarcasm is tolerated but discouraged

• Don't editorialize article titles to reflect your bias

• Do replace inciting terms by more neutral ones (Assadist, Takfiri, Terrorist, etc.)

• Titles for videos, photos, and other media should be descriptive and unbiased

• Submissions should generally concern or be relevant to current events

• No memes allowed - we have /r/SyrianCirclejerkWar for that

Maps of the current military situation in Syria and Iraq:

• Overview

• Detailed

Donate

UN Foundation - Syria Emergency Response Fund

UNHCR - Syria Emergency

UNICEF - Syrian Crisis

WFP - Syria Emergency

Also check out these subs:

/r/EndlessWar

/r/JihadInFocus

/r/LibyanConflict

/r/SyrianRebels

/r/Lebanon

/r/Palestine

/r/Israel

/r/Iraq

/r/ForgottenNews

/r/PeaceAndConflict

/r/SyrianCirclejerkWar (memes)